Multi-functional display device having a channel map and method of controlling the same

1. A multi-functional display device having a channel map comprising:

a display;

an input interface;

a network interface configured to communicate with at least one second multi-functional display device; and

a controller configured to control a display of the channel map and content associated with a channel selected in the channel map, the controller further configured to:

receive user address information from a first user and a second user, the user address information including identification information of the first and second user including at least one of a name, an e-mail address, or a social network service (SNS) account information of the first and second user;

assign channel numbers to user addresses according to the received user address information;

control displaying the channel map, the channel map including channel numbers corresponding to the first user and the second user along with the identification information that includes usernames of the first and second users, identification of a broadcast channel along with corresponding identification of broadcast programs associated with the first and second users, and a link to at least one of content, channels, SNS account information, or an application,

wherein the channel numbers corresponding to the first user and the second user are simultaneously displayed in the display to indicate the broadcast programs that the first and second user are currently viewing;

detecting a first request to change the displayed channel map; and

changing the displayed channel map to a second channel map in response to the first request, wherein at least one of the channel map or the second channel map includes channels associated with an SNS account for an individual or entity,

wherein the first request is generated in response to a selection of a key on a remote controller.

2. The multi-functional display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display the channel map to be a full screen image.

3. The multi-functional display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to detect selection of a channel number, determine an address associated with an SNS account corresponding to the selected channel number, retrieve content associated with the SNS account using the address, and display the received content.

4. The multi-functional display device of claim 1 , wherein the channel map includes at least one indicator associated with a second channel that indicates an online state of the individual or entity.

5. The multi-functional display device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one indicator indicates whether the individual or entity is logged in at an SNS account on a server or whether the individual or entity is logged in at a second multi-functional display device associated with the SNS account.

6. The multi-functional display device of claim 1 , wherein the content corresponding to a channel associated with an SNS account includes at least one of a broadcast program being displayed on a second multi-functional display device associated with an individual or entity or SNS content associated with the SNS account.

7. A method for displaying a channel map in a multi-functional display device comprising:

receiving user address information from a first user and a second user, the user address information including identification information of the first and second user including at least one of a name, an e-mail address, or a social network service (SNS) account information of the first and second user;

assigning channel numbers to user addresses according to the received user address information;

displaying the channel map, the channel map including channel numbers corresponding to the first user and the second user along with the identification information that includes usernames of the first and second users, identification of a broadcast channel along with corresponding identification of broadcast programs associated with the first and second users,

wherein the channel numbers corresponding to the first user and the second user are simultaneously displayed in the display to indicate the broadcast program that the first and second user are currently viewing;

detecting a first request to change the displayed channel map; and

changing the displayed channel map to a second channel map in response to the first request, wherein at least one of the channel map or the second channel map includes channels associated with an SNS account for an individual or entity,

wherein the first request is generated in response to a selection of a key on a remote controller.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second channel map associated with the SNS account includes a channel number and a channel name associated with the SNS account.

9. The method of claim 7 , further including

detecting a selection of the channel number or the channel name in the second channel map;

changing the channel in the multi-functional display device to the selected channel associated with the SNS account; and

displaying content associated with the SNS account on the display.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the displaying content associated with the SNS account includes

reading one or more SNS account addresses associated with the selected channel;

acquiring an address for a second multi-functional display device based on the read SNS account addresses;

retrieving the content associated with the SNS account from the second multi-functional display device; and

displaying the retrieved content associated with the SNS account on the display.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

detecting a second request to change the displayed second channel map; and

changing the displayed second channel map to a third channel map in response to the second request.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the channel map is displayed in a full screen mode, the screen mode includes including the channels associated with the SNS account.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the full screen mode further includes at least one broadcast channel and at least one application channel.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the full screen mode includes a plurality of tabs corresponding to a plurality of pages, each page displaying a channel map associated with at least one of a broadcast content, SNS content, or application programs.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of tabs include markings indicating a type of content, the plurality of tabs associated with different types of content.

16. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

detecting a third request for a channel map for recently viewed channels; and

displaying the channel map for recently viewed channels includes at least one of a broadcast channel, a human channel or an App channel displayed within a prescribed time period in response to the third request.